AUS
	No.	Name
15Israel Folau, -
14Adam Ashley-Cooper, -
13Tevita Kuridrani, - T
12Matt Giteau, -
11Drew Mitchell, -
10Bernard Foley, -  2 
9Will Genia, -
1Scott Sio, -
2Stephen Moore, -
3Sekope Kepu, -
4Kane Douglas, -
5Rob Simmons, -
6Scott Fardy, -
7Michael Hooper, -
8David Pocock, - T
Replacements
16Tatafu Polota-Nau, -
17James Slipper, -
18Greg Holmes, -
19Dean Mumm, -
20Ben McCalman, -
21Nick Phipps, -
22Matt Toomua, -
23Kurtley Beale, -

NZL
	No.	Name
15Ben Smith, -
14Nehe Milner-Skudder, - T
13Conrad Smith, -
12Ma'a Nonu, - T
11Julian Savea, -
10Dan Carter, -  2  4 
9Aaron Smith, -
1Joe Moody, -
2Dane Coles, -
3Owen Franks, -
4Brodie Retallick, -
5Sam Whitelock, -
6Jerome Kaino, -
7Richie McCaw, -
8Kieran Read, -
16Keven Mealamu, -
17Ben Franks, -
18Charlie Faumuina, -
19Victor Vito, -
20Sam Cane, -
21Tawera Kerr-Barlow, -
22Beauden Barrett, - T
23Sonny Bill Williams, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

12:00 PM, October 31, 2015

Attendance: 80,125

3310dPA Sport

Awesome All Blacks make history

New Zealand cement their status as rugby's greatest ever team by becoming the first side to retain the World Cup and the first three-time champions.

Match Commentary

81'

FULL TIME ANALYSIS

Match report available HERE

ESPN's Sam Bruce had this to say:

"New Zealand are the Webb Ellis Cup champions for the third time after they held off a second-half fightback from Australia to run out 34-17 winners at Twickenham. The All Blacks dominated the first half to lead 16-3 at the break but the second-half sin-binning of Ben Smith for a lifting tackle opened the door for the Aussies and they soon took their opportunities with tries to David Pocock and Tevita Kuridrani. But a Dan Carter drop-goal, of higher quality that his effort against the Springboks in the semi-final, allowed the defending champions to steady and while Australia pressed hard in the closing minutes, a runaway try by Beauden Barrett following a Drew Mitchell error allowed the large All Black supporter on hand to breathe a collective sigh of relief. The All Blacks are deserving world champions."

#NZL HAVE WON #RWC2015!
— Tom Hamilton (@tomESPNscrum) October 31, 2015

World Champions. History makers. Well done #NZL, commiserations #AUS. What a final. #RWC2015 @espnscrum pic.twitter.com/fOMw2SgBRp
— Robert Bartlett (@RobBartlettESPN) October 31, 2015

81'

17-34 End of second half

80'

IT'S OVER! NEW ZEALAND HAVE WON THE RUGBY WORLD CUP!

Man of the match: Dan Carter

Match Stats

AUS

NZL

47%

53%

46%

54%

AUS

NZL

115	Runs	121
425	Meters Run	513
4	Clean Breaks	19
118	Tackles	116
27	Missed Tackles	15
9	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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